Pawtuckaway State Park

We spent Father's Day at Pawtuckaway State Park. The park is 5,500 acres with an 803 acre lake and is located in Nottingham, NH.

The beach area is lined with tall pine trees which offer a lot of shade. Also lining the beach is plenty of picnic tables. On the backside of the trees you will find a nice playground and a building that contains actual running water restrooms. The paved parking lot is very large and accommodates a lot of visitors.

The park boasts a variety of landscapes. You can hike the trails that lead to many special points of interest, including a mountaintop fire tower, and extensive marsh and an unusual boulder field.

Hikers walking the three miles to the 908-foot summit of South Mountain will be rewarded with a spectacular panoramic view from the fire tower. A walk on the Fundy Trail, bordering Burnhams Marsh, can be very enjoyable, especially in the early morning or evening when the beavers, deer and great blue herons are most active.

The Boulder Field is a geologically unique area where many large boulders, called glacial erratics, were deposited when glacial ice melted near the end of the Ice Age. They are so large that rock climbers practice different climbing techniques on them.

The park is very large and unique. We enjoyed our day at the park and will visit again!!